Ethan Peter

Ethan Peter (1687-) was a pirate hunter and the captain of the brig Calypso during the Golden Age of Piracy.

Biography
Ethan Peter was born in Cornwall, England in 1687, and he became a pirate during the Golden Age of Piracy, operating in the Caribbean Sea. In 1718, he took the king's pardon and decided to become a pirate hunter, captaining the brig Calypso and hunting down his former allies. In September 1719, his ship duelled the pirate ship Jackdaw off Hanover Parish, Jamaica, and Peter was forced to surrender in the ensuing battle.